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| Stone pelting emerging as a major challenge for Govt | | In Srinagar, network expands from 300 youth in 2008 to 1500 in 2010 | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Feb 14: Registering five-fold increase in the last two years, network of stone pelting youth in the capital city is clearly emerging as a major administrative challenge for Omar Abdullah-led coalition government in Jammu & Kashmir. In sharp contrast to serious allegations leveled by some Ministers and legislators of the National Conference (NC), authorities have failed to find mainstream Opposition party PDP’s hand behind the stone pelting frenzy. Officials claim to have completed the mapping of nearly 50 spots and identified cadres of two Hurriyat (Geelani) constituents and a trade union leader’s “private militia” among the actors of unarmed violence that is... | |
| | | | Separatists reject amnesty offer | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 14: The separatist conclave hosted by the Bar Association has rejected the grant of amnesty to Kashmiri militants `interested in coming back’ from Pakistan administered Kashmir.
“Kashmir belongs to Kashmiris and nobody can force them to accept certain terms and conditions to travel from one part to another”, the conclave held. “The amnesty offer is a conspiracy against Kashmiris and is, therefore, rejected”, the conclave decided.
The conclave decided to extend support to stone pelters. “They are freedom fighters and people should refrain from calling them stone pelters”, the conclave said.
The conclave was held yesterday in the Sadder court premises. ... | |
| | | | Wajahat Chapter Closed! | | J&K to launch fresh hunt for CIC | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 14: The big buzz over the proposed high profile formal start to the transparency watchdog had though already fizzled out with inordinate delay in taking over by Wajahat Habibullah as state’s Chief Information Commissioner the last word has finally come today –Habibullah is not coming, at all.
Presently Chief Information Commissioner India Wajahat Habibullah today expressed his inability to join the newly constituted Jammu and Kashmir State Information Commission as its chief citing the Centre's reservations in relieving him from the post. Following personal insistence from Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Habibullah had given his consent in October last year to... | |
| | | | Controversy over ST status: Paharis need to take holistic view | | | |
RUSTAM
JAMMU, Feb 14: The lingering crisis in the sensitive border belt comprising Poonch-Rajouri area is deepening with each passing day. What is deepening the crisis is the hard attitude adopted by the major communities inhabiting this area – Gujjar and Bakerwal Muslims and the Pathowari-speaking people, Mostly Muslims, also called Paharis.
The issue, which has brought these two communities face to face with each other, is the demand of the Paharis that they should also be treated at par with the Gujjar and Bakerwal communities and given the status of Scheduled Tribe (ST). The argument of the Pahari leadership is that they are no different from the Gujjars and Bakerwals as they inh... | |
| | | | LoC pounded in KG sector in biggest ceasefire breach | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu: A Junior Commissioned Officer was injured as Pakistani troops pounded Indian posts with 15 rockets and opened indiscriminate machine gun fire along the Line of Control in Poonch district in the "biggest" ceasefire violation in Jammu and Kashmir.
There were 17 infiltration bids and nine truce violations along the border this year. The last ceasefire violation occurred on January 26 when Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing in Kanachak sub-sector of Jammu.
Pakistani troops fired 15 under-barrel grenade launcher rockets on five Indian forward defence locations from its eight border posts along the LoC in Krishna Gati sub-sector of Poonch district at arou... | |
| | | | No HR violation in 2009: Report | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu: There were no incidents of custodial killing, disappearance and rape involving security persons in 2009, official figures say.
As per the statistics complied by the state home ministry, there was a fall in the human rights violations since 2006.
"This is the result of zero tolerance adopted by the state authorities and security agencies to the human rights violation cases in the state," a senior official said.
As compared to 2009, there was one case of custodial killing and 3 cases of rapes and 2 cases of molestations registered in 2008, the statistics said.
There were 4 cases of custodial killings, 5 rapes and 4 molestations registered in 2007 followed by 7 c... | |
| | | | Is Indo-Pak dialogue target of Pune blast? | | | |
ABID SHAH
NEW DELHI, FEB 14: Details of ordeals of victims both dead and injured and that of their kiths and kin in yesterday’s bomb blast at Pune are all over television though the culprits and their motive may take time to unravel. And, thus, there is a hushed silence among a billion plus spectators who await investigators signal before drawing any conclusion.
Yet it is clear that the timing of the blast is such as to shoo away India and Pakistan before their Foreign Secretaries can sit together and talk to break the jinx besetting their ties through better part of the independent history of the two countries.
Thus, the large constituency cutting across borders that fervently desires... | |
| | | | CB busts interstate car gang, kingpin held, vehicles seized | | | |
SUMIT SHARMA
Jammu, Feb 14: In a well coordinated operation, the Crime Branch, Jammu, has busted an interstate gang of vehicle lifters with arrest of main kingpin seizure of three vehicles. The gang had its headquarters in Pulwama district of South Kashmir and reportedly operated over a number of states, including Punjab and Haryana.
Three vehicles including a luxurious Verna car have also seized from their possession. Sources disclosed that Crime Branch Jammu has busted Kashmir based vehicle lifters gang and has arrested three Kashmiri youth including main king pin of the gang identified as Raja from Pulwama.
Sources further informed that on specific information a Crime Branch tea... | |
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